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Japan Times
29-05-2025
- Automotive
- Japan Times
Toyota sales hit second monthly record on U.S. demand amid tariff rush
Toyota's sales hit a record for the second month in a row as a strong showing in the U.S. and Japan was boosted by customers making last-minute purchases before U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs took effect. The automaker's global sales, including from subsidiaries Daihatsu and Hino Motors, reached 936,718 units in April, a 12% increase from a year earlier year and a record for the month, the company said Thursday. Production came in at 902,425 units worldwide. Toyota and Lexus brand sales jumped 10% in the U.S. last month thanks to steady demand and an influx in orders as duties on imported cars and parts kicked in. The scuffle caused by Trump's oscillating trade war has forced the world's biggest carmaker and its peers to weigh semipermanent countermeasures to stem short-term turmoil. A 25% tariff was applied in April to all cars imported to the U.S., but on Thursday, Trump's global tariffs were deemed illegal and blocked by the U.S. trade court. The Trump administration said it was going to appeal the ruling. Japanese carmakers are heavily reliant on the U.S. auto market and could suffer as much as a $19 billion impact from the tariffs. Toyota, which has forecast a ¥180 billion ($1.2 billion) hit in April and May alone, has mostly stayed its course, emphasizing that it will respond flexibility but refrain from big changes until the future is less opaque. CEO Koji Sato earlier this month said the company will consider building out local product development and manufacturing in the U.S. in the medium to long term. In March, Toyota's U.S. sales rose 8% from a year earlier while Honda recorded a 13% jump, and Nissan's rose 10%. Mazda said it will pause U.S. production of one model variation that it exports to Canada. Honda plans to shift manufacturing of the hybrid version of its Civic from Japan to the U.S., while Nissan is halting U.S. orders for SUVs built in Mexico.
Bloomberg
29-05-2025
- Automotive
- Bloomberg
Toyota Sales Hit Second Monthly Record on US Demand, Tariff Rush
Toyota Motor Corp. 's sales hit a record for the second month in a row as a strong showing in the US and Japan was boosted by customers making last-minute purchases before President Donald Trump's tariffs took effect. The automaker's global sales, including from subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co. and Hino Motors Ltd., reached 936,718 units in April, a 12% increase from a year earlier year and a record for the month, the company said Thursday. Production came in at 902,425 units worldwide.
Nikkei Asia
23-05-2025
- Automotive
- Nikkei Asia
Why Japan keeps repeating the same corporate fraud scandals
Tim Hornyak is a Tokyo-based journalist. In March 2025, Toyota Motor subsidiary Hino Motors pled guilty in the U.S. to a long-term fraud scheme under which it had faked engine emissions data going back to at least 2003. The Justice Department's punishment was harsh: a $1.6 billion penalty and a five-year probation barring it from importing diesel engines.
Japan Forward
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Japan Forward
Shinsengumi Festival Brings Edo Era to Life in Hino
このページを 日本語 で読む On May 10 and 11, the Hino Shinsengumi Festival returned to Hino City in Tokyo. Hino is a town that once thrived as a post station along the Koshu Kaido. This thoroughfare was one of the five major highways of the Edo period (1600-1868). A group of master swordsmen formed the legendary Shinsengumi in the final years of that era. They preserved order in Kyoto and cracked down on pro-imperial, anti-shogunate movements. Figures like Commander Isami Kondo, Vice-Commander Toshizo Hijikata, and the famed swordsman Soji Okita have since become enduring folk heroes. The festival is timed to coincide with the anniversary of Hijikata's death, honoring Hino's most famous native son. Around 200 participants, clad in the Shinsengumi's iconic dandara-patterned haori, paraded through the historic Hino-juku district near JR Hino Station. Their procession drew large crowds of devoted fans. Shinsengumi reenactors in the parade pose for commemorative photos with fans along the roadside. Held every year on the second weekend of May, the festival includes a Warrior Contest, traditional martial arts demonstrations, and a Kimono Queen Contest. In 2025, the two-day event attracted an estimated 45,000 visitors. On May 11, the second day of the festival, the highlight event — the Shinsengumi Warrior Parade — took to the streets. Leading the procession was the winner of the previous day's Mr Hijikata contest, followed by a reenactor portraying Commander Isami Kondo, and then participants representing the first through tenth squads. Together, they marched in formation along a roughly two-kilometer route through the Hino-juku district. Mr Hijikata Contest winner. Fans from across Japan lined the streets, cheering and shouting "Ei! Ei! Oh!" — a rousing victory cry — as the warriors advanced in full costume. Local manufacturer Hino Motors portrayed the fifth squad. Hino Motors' team added a playful twist by dancing to the rhythm of their famous jingle. As part of the Warrior Contest, select participants portrayed both Hijikata and Kondo, with one reenactor on horseback riding proudly along the historic Koshu Kaido. The first squad, led by a performer in the role of Soji Okita, also made a strong showing, bringing to life one of the most iconic figures of the Shinsengumi. Hino City is the birthplace of both Hijikata and Genzaburo Inoue, who served as commander of the Shinsengumi's sixth squad. It is also home to the Hino-juku Honjin — the only remaining honjin (an official Edo-period inn) in Tokyo — believed to be where Kondo, Hijikata, and others once trained in swordsmanship. At the closing ceremony, the contest winner portraying Hijikata took the stage, flanked by fellow "warriors," bringing the festival to a spirited close. A photo spot featuring character panels from the popular anime The Blue Wolves of Mibu. The creator, Takeshi Yasuda, is a native of Hino City. Adding a modern touch to the event, a photo spot featuring character panels from the popular Shinsengumi-themed anime The Blue Wolves of Mibu was set up at the venue. Series creator Takeshi Yasuda also hails from Hino. Fans gathered to snap photos with the characters — some even brought dogs dressed in haori, lending a playful charm to the celebration around JR Hino Station. Author: Kenji Suzuki, The Sankei Shimbun このページを 日本語 で読む
NHK
24-04-2025
- Automotive
- NHK
Hino posts record annual net loss following data falsification scandal
Japanese truck and bus maker Hino Motors has posted a record annual net loss after booking expenses to cover penalties related to a data falsification scandal. Hino on Thursday reported its financial results for the fiscal year that ended in March. It recorded a net loss of 217.7 billion yen, or around 1.53 billion dollars. The company paid large penalties to US authorities for falsifying emissions and fuel economy figures. It also booked an extraordinary loss for other legal settlements outside Japan. But Hino's net sales increased 11.9 percent from a year earlier to roughly 11.9 billion dollars. The company also made an operating profit of some 403 million dollars, recovering from a loss the previous year. Hino said it expects to make a net profit of about 140 million dollars for the current fiscal year.
